People · United States
Trenton Klaty
3×3 · top 2.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022KLAT03
Trenton Klaty has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.00, set at Michigan Mini 36 2025, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,649th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since June 2022, he has put 164 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.42 in June 2022 to 8.00, a 23% improvement. Trenton has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.00 | 10.20 | top 2.8% | 1,649 / 60,666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.36 | 16.41 | top 5.0% | 722 / 15,900 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.87 | 7.98 | top 12.4% | 3,284 / 29,168 | |
| 2×2 | 3.21 | 4.29 | top 16.8% | 6,666 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:38.75 | 1:58.77 | top 26.1% | 552 / 2,128 | |
| Clock | 10.65 | 11.40 | top 28.2% | 2,233 / 9,172 | |
| 6×6 | 2:40.81 | 2:54.64 | top 31.3% | 1,124 / 4,262 | |
| 4×4 | 56.12 | 1:02.41 | top 32.2% | 5,168 / 19,354 | |
| Megaminx | 1:36.75 | 1:45.27 | top 32.6% | 2,356 / 8,026 | |
| 5×5 | 1:39.29 | 1:49.40 | top 34.9% | 2,797 / 9,537 | |
| Skewb | 7.87 | 10.34 | top 40.4% | 7,062 / 19,164 | |
| 7×7 | 4:57.72 | 5:03.60 | top 50.0% | 1,480 / 3,236 | |
| Square-1 | 31.85 | 41.23 | top 53.0% | 3,527 / 6,846 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 17:33.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 355 / 442 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 13 Oct 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.46 at Michigan Mini 36 2025.
- 13 Oct 2025Five personal bests in one day at Michigan Mini 36 2025.
- 10 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at North Branch Campfire 2024.
- 30 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Upstate Palmetto Puzzles 2024.
- 8 Jul 2023Five personal bests in one day at Michigan 2023.
- 4 Jun 2022First competition: Blue Water Bridge Open 2022. A 10.42 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Michigan Mini 36 2025 · 13 Oct 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- North Branch Campfire 2024 · 10 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Upstate Palmetto Puzzles 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Michigan 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Blue Water Bridge Open 2022 · 4 Jun 2022
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Seth Rowell — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Hunter Mackler — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Gabriel Williams V — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 2.00 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,239 people have one; it is 1.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.